My feed-reader told me I had some new articles on my watchlist, and I was intrigued by the title of the article that Anna posted. I opened the page, and for some reason I couldn't see the 'Read Article' button. How odd!
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Mitch Kapor talks about the benefits of a distributed and open computer network architecture. He then advocates for the continued application of this philosophy in network design, because it represents such an amazing opportunity for the future of participatory democracy.
On January 12, 2004, George W. Bush issued a presidential proclamation that bars corrupt foreign officials from entering the United States.
Last week Sean Madden wrote an article about his general dissatisfaction with comments. I had to agree.
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Author's Note: This article will be presenting my vision for Newsvine's ideal role in my life. As such, please expect some small rants and a lot of wishful thinking. This is an opinion piece (an explanation of mine, not a prescription for yours) and should be treated as such.
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Continuing my trend of announcing Newsvine features before the official blog....
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The military has developed a game with no guns in it. Instead, the game requires players to learn Arabic and Iraqi body language.
Welcome to a small experiment. This is the introductory article (if we can use that term very loosely) in a special report on a subject that is dear to us all: Newsvine.
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This commentator at the BBC thinks the logo for Brittain's new Serious Organised Crime Agency (SOCA) is silly at best. At worst, it bears a certain similarity to the Thundercats logo.
I recently noticed the addition of a new button up in the News Category topbar. I'm sure you've noticed it, too. It says "More +", and when you hover over it, you can see links to six more news topics:
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The levees that the Army Corp of Engineers is currently building in New Orleans leave many areas officially unprotected, because they do not meet FEMA's "100-year-flood" standard (which requires that there may be only a 1% chance of a flood affecting a specific area each year).
A court dismissed a lawsuit brought by an adult toy store against a Mississippi law outlawing the sale of sex toys.
I explore Newsvine when I have the time, the urge, or an overabundance of opinion. My daily consumption of Newsvine occurs mainly through my favorite RSS aggregator. I've been annoyed by the percentage of content I've received that has to do with sports.
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A US National Labratory in Albuquerque, New Mexico, has created some of the highest temperatures ever recorded in a labratory - higher than the temperature inside a star.
A gas station clerk thought there was a severed organ in the microwave - turns out it's a prosthetic used for beating drug tests.
South Dakota passes a law making abortion illegal, in the hopes that this will spark a debate in the Supreme Court, possibly overturning the pivotal 1973 ruling in Roe v. Wade.